Iowa Hawkeyes softball

College softball team

NCAA WCWS appearances1995, 1996, 1997, 2001NCAA Tournament appearances1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009Conference Tournament championships2001, 2003Regular Season Conference championships1989, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2003

The Iowa Hawkeyes softball team represents University of Iowa in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes are currently led by head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie. The team plays its home games at Bob Pearl Softball Field located on the university's campus.^[2]

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1978-1980	Jane Hagedorn
1981-1987	Ginny Parrish
1988-2010	Gayle Blevins
2011-2018	Marla Looper
2019–present	Renee Luers-Gillispie

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Championships

Conference championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head coach
1989	Big Ten Conference	17–7	Gayle Blevins
1990	Big Ten Conference	17–7	Gayle Blevins
1997	Big Ten Conference	22–0	Gayle Blevins
2000	Big Ten Conference	14–4	Gayle Blevins
2003	Big Ten Conference	13–4	Gayle Blevins

Conference tournament championships

Year	Conference	Tournament Location	Head coach
2001	Big Ten	Ann Arbor, MI	Gayle Blevins
2003	Big Ten	Iowa City, IA	Gayle Blevins

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Iowa in current position
Renee Luers-Gillispie	Head coach	1st
Brian Levin	Assistant coach	1st
Mandy Gardner	Assistant coach	1st
Erin Doud Johnson	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1st
Jessica Ujvari	Director of Softball Operations	2nd
Reference:^[4]

Awards

Big Ten Player of the Year

Terri McFarland, 1990
Karen Jackson, 1991
Debbie Bilbao, 1997

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

Karen Jackson, 1994
Kristi Hanks, 2000
Kristi Hanks, 2001
Lisa Birocci, 2003

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Terri McFarland, 1989
Karren Jackson, 1991
Kari Knopf, 1994
Jessica Bashor, 2000
Stacy May, 2003

Big Ten Coach of the Year

Gayle Blevins, 1989
Gayle Blevins, 1997
Gayle Blevins, 2000

References

^ "Branding Guide 2020". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^ "Bob Pearl Softball Field". HawkeyeSports.com. The University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Iowa Softball Record Book" (PDF). HawkeyeSports.com. The University of Iowa Athletics. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Iowa Hawkeyes Softball Roster". HawkeyeSports.com. The University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

External links

Official website

University of Iowa

Academics

Colleges	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (School of Music · School of Art) College of Business College of Dentistry College of Education College of Engineering College of Law College of Medicine College of Pharmacy College of Public Health
Affiliations	Association of American Universities Big Ten Conference Big Ten Academic Alliance CIMBA Iowa Board of Regents Universities Research Association
Programs/research	Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development Injun Satellite Program International Writing Program Iowa Electronic Markets Iowa Law Review Iowa Assessments The Iowa Review Iowa Women's Archives ISCABBS The Journal of Corporation Law Philological Quarterly University of Iowa Press UMPERLC Writers' Workshop

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Field hockey Football Men's soccer Softball Swimming and diving Wrestling
Rivalries	Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Series) Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin "Big Four" men's basketball

Campus

Student life

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Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers
Championships & awards	Big Ten Conference softball tournament List of Big Ten Conference softball champions Coach of the Year Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Freshman of the Year